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I Pink I Can Run – February 22

Posted on: February 17th, 2025 by brent

I pink I can runJoin the Krewe du YaYas at our 12th Annual I Pink I Can Run 4 miler run/walk for breast cancer on 2/22/25 !  In keeping with the times… we are planning a hybrid event: Participate live and in person at The Flora-Bama, or for our friends near and far…virtually on February 15th THRU Feb.  22tnd, 2025.

How will this work?? Participate live and in person at The Flora-Bama or virtually in your own neighborhood, at a local park, or even a treadmill. For those that choose the virtual option.. Sign up now, and then gather some friends, decide on a route, and, of course, plan how you’ll celebrate after you rock your 4 miler!!  **** Virtual participants:   MUST complete their event between February 15th and February  22th, 2025. Virtual Race participants are not eligible for prizes. 

Rates: $30 thru Wednesday, Feb. 19th, 2025.  ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON 2/19/25.  Rates go up to $35 at packet pick up and race day!     

***Shirt sizing guaranteed if registered by 1/25/2025…. First 750 to register are guaranteed a shirt. Size and/or availability of shirts is not guaranteed to late registrants. 

Please note… ONLY those participating virtually will have their shirts mailed to them.  For those participating virtually…  we have included your  postage ($5.00) in your registration fee !!  Items will be mailed to our virtual participants the week of 2/24/25.  Domestic shipping within the contiguous United States only. *****

Packet pick up information:    

  • Thursday 2/20/2025 … @ Fleet Feet Pensacola 236 W Garden Street Suite 1, 32502 5:00pm to 7:00 pm
  • Friday 2/21/2025 @ The Flora-Bama 17401 Perdido Key Drive, Pensacola, Fl 32507  from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
  • Saturday 2/22/2025  Same day packet pick up and registration @ The Flora-Bama from 7 am to 8:30 am

Awards:     

  • Top male and female Overall, Masters, Grandmasters, and Senior Grandmasters   
  • Top 3 male and female in age groups: 9 and under, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-99
  • Top 3 breast cancer survivors: runners and walkers
  • Top 5 male and female walkers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 Parking is limited. Please arrive early!

****Pets are NOT allowed on the course.  Furthermore, dogs/pets are not allowed  for volunteers, spectators, and participants ​in the start and finish areas of an event. This is a liability issue. Thank you for respecting this policy. ****     

All proceeds from this event benefit The Keeping Abreast Foundations’ mammography and breast health programs.  The mission of the Keeping Abreast Foundation is to inspire hope and enhance life for those affected by breast cancer through early detection, advoca­cy, education and support services! The Keeping Abreast Foundation is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization; therefore, we are unable to offer refunds.     

Please stay connected with us on social media, our website and look for emails with updates!                                                                                                              

I Pink I Can Run reserves the right to reschedule, go virtual, cancel or start the race at a later time due to inclement weather, emergency, pandemic or natural disaster. ***      

 

Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade – March 1

Posted on: February 10th, 2025 by brent

pmgPensacola Mardi Gras is a multi-week celebration, lasting from Twelfth Night through Fat Tuesday, bringing people together from across the Gulf Coast and the country. Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebrates multiple cultures and customs with a unique local flair that only Pensacola, Florida can offer. Each year, Pensacola’s Mardi Gras draws in over 100,000 people for its main event, the Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade, which takes place in downtown Pensacola on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday (March 1). This event is a celebration of culture, music, food, art, and most of all, family fun.

Pensacola prides itself on being a family-friendly celebration which separates us from other Gulf Coast celebrations taking place in nearby cities such as Mobile, Biloxi and New Orleans. Our events include something for all ages to ensure the whole family is comfortable celebrating Mardi Gras in all of its unique splendor and magic. Fun and celebration during an entire season of activities is sure to develop memories for a lifetime. With these ideals in place, Pensacola Mardi Gras, Inc. works to expand each Mardi Gras season to insure the best Mardi Gras celebration possible for guests of all ages.

Check the Parade Route here: https://pensacolamardigras.com/parade-route/

Spring Jam 2025 – Juana’s Pagodas – March 23

Posted on: February 4th, 2025 by brent

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Cat Country 98 7’s Spring Jam 2025 is presented by KIA AUTOSPORT and stars Chayce Beckham with Dylan Schneider and Kelsey Hart.  Sunday March 23, 2025 at Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors Grill in Navarre.  

Proceeds go to help Santa Rosa Kids House…. Get your $20 Tickets.

Spring Jam is is an ALL AGES show.

Doors will open at 2:00pm and the show will start at 4:00pm. Bring your beach towel to sit on and bunch of friends (NO CHAIRS ARE ALLOWED)

 

There will be food and beverages on site.

What to know about the show:

It is Rain or Shine
You can bring a small beach towel to sit on.
Seating is first come first served.

Other rules for this show:

No tents
No Drones
No umbrellas
No Strollers
No coolers or outside food or drink
No Pets (registered service animals are permitted)
No Professional Video or Photography (unless badged by Cat Country 98.7)
No Weapons of any kind
No CHAIRS

Presented by:

KiA

Hosted at:

juanas

Pirate Sponsor:

PSC

Sandpit Sponsor:
blue chair bay

Eglin

aaron erskin

Embraces from Fishbein Foundation

Posted on: January 27th, 2025 by brent

Brantley Gilbert – Pensacola Bay Center – April 12

Posted on: January 24th, 2025 by brent

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Get ready, Pensacola! 📢 Brantley Gilbert is bringing The Tattoos Tour to town on April 12th featuring special guest Travis Denning and Austin Snell! 🎤🎶


Secure your ticket here ➡️https://bit.ly/TheTattoosTour

2024 Manna Hat Raises $2500 for Manna Food Pantries

Posted on: December 8th, 2024 by brent

Manna Hat FrontCongrats to Larry and Shatzi for their generosity for Manna again this year… This hat raised $2500!

The 2024 Manna Hat is a beautiful Resistol

– George Strait 7 3/8ths

Manna Food Pantries began serving the hungry on January 3, 1983, then known as Manna Food Bank. Since then Manna have served over half a million people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, from Century to Navarre. Manna has given out over 9,000 tons of food to hungry families in our communities. In the last year alone, Manna has served about 23,000 individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.Manna Food Pantries is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to alleviating hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties of Northwest Florida. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused, volunteer supported and committed to the philosophy, “waste not, want not.” Manna believes that every person has a right to live free from hunger and that every person is to be treated with respect and dignity.

100% of the proceeds this auction raises will go to Manna Food Pantries of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties so that those in need in Pensacola, Pace, Milton and the surrounding areas can continue to be taken care of.

Who’s Autograph is on the Hat? 
I will send you a signed certificate that these are 100% Authentic Signatures.

Artist
Date/Location
Location on the Hat
Drew Baldrige
January 20, 2024
Left Rear Bill
Parmalee March 24, 2024 – Juana’s Pagodas Rear Bill
George Birge March 24, 2024 – Juana’s Pagodas Left Rear Bill
Kidd G March 24, 2024 – Juana’s Pagodas Left Rear Bill
Jon Langston May 25, 2024 – The Wharf Right front Bill
Cole Swindell May 25, 2024 – The Wharf Right Front Bill
Dylan Scott May 25, 2024 – The Wharf Right Bill
Josh Ross June 14, 2024 – The Wharf Left Stack
Lily Rose June 14, 2024 – The Wharf Left Stack
Chayce Bechham June 14, 2024 – The Wharf Left Stack
Luke Bryan June 14, 2024 – The Wharf Front Stack
Tyler Braden July 28, 2024 – The Wharf Left Bill
Dierks Bentley July 28, 2024 – The Wharf Left Front Bill
Dasha July 19, 2024 – The Wharf Front Bill
Corey Kent July 19, 2024 – The Wharf Right Front Stack
Parker McCollum July 19, 2024 – The Wharf Front Stack
Dylan Schneider August 2, 2024 – The Wharf Right Stack
Chris Lane August 2, 2024 – The Wharf Right Bill
Kane Brown August 2, 2024 – The Wharf Right Stack
Ashley Cooke August 17, 2024-The Wharf Left Dimple
Jordan Davis August 17, 2024-The Wharf Rear Stack
Mitchell Tenpenny August 17, 2024-The Wharf Rear Left Stack
Pricilla Block October 5, 2025 – The Wharf Right Dimple
Jon Pardi October 5, 2025 – The Wharf Right Dimple
Larry Fleet October 5, 2025 – The Wharf Left Bill
Chris Jansen October 22, 2024 –
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Left Rear Bill
Easton Corbin October 23, 2024 –
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Right Rear Bill
Neal McCoy October 25, 2024 –
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Top Dimple
Tucker Wetmore November 24, 2024 – Miracle on Palafox Right Rear Bill
Jackson Dean November 24, 2024 – Miracle on Palafox Left Front Bill

 

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Thomas Rhett at the Wharf – June 28, 2025

Posted on: September 16th, 2024 by brent

Thomas Rhett 2024 tour

The Cat proudly welcomes Thomas Rhett with Tucker Wetmore to The Wharf Amphitheater on June 28th!

Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wharf-amphitheater-tickets-orange-beach/venue/222167?fbclid=IwAR2k6bLLgAifzsNnFNahwlXphTHtIAD51RFF4YFvIVDvkSSiAN90lwOeMmw

Download the APP

Posted on: March 17th, 2024 by brent

The new Cat Country 98.7 App is ready!  You could win $500.

Download your App Here:

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Redesigned and your Control Center for Music. Get alerts when songs you want to hear are on.  Let us know what you think… You can vote Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down.  Flash Contests mean more ways to win… Tickets, Fly Aways and $500 a month just for using the App.  

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Celebrating 20 Years – Proclamations and Thank you’s

Posted on: January 26th, 2024 by brent

Celebrating 20 Years of service… The Cat is very grateful to our community partners and friends for years of support. It is our privilege to serve you, share your stories and tell others what makes this area great!

Visit Pensacola Visit Pensacola Beach Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office FL Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida Marcus Pointe Baptist Church Olive Baptist Church—Pensacola Campus City of Pensacola – Government Escambia County Pensacola Mardi Gras Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Baptist Health Care Foundation The Lewis Bear Company Coastal Moving & Storage Pensacon Santa Rosa Kids’ House

Cat Country wins 5th ACM Station of the Year Award

Posted on: April 25th, 2023 by brent

ACM RADIO AWARD WINNERS REVEALED

AHEAD OF THE 58TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™

 

NASHVILLE, TN (April 25, 2023) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed today the winners of the ACM Radio Awards for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards™, taking place Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. The announcement was posted on the Academy’s official social media pages with the help of numerous artists, including ACM Award nominees Lainey Wilson and Priscilla Block. The two-hour show will stream live without commercial interruption exclusively on Prime Video in 240 countries and territories worldwide for the second year in a row. Last year, the 57th ACM Awards made history as the first major awards show to livestream exclusively.

WYCT-FM in Pensacola, FL both takes home their 5th total ACM Awards for Small Market Radio Station of the Year.

“The Academy congratulates all of our ACM Awards radio winners for championing the artists that make up the soundtrack of Country fans’ lives,” said Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside. “Country radio has always been and continues to be one of the most important ways for today’s favorite artists to connect with fans, and for fans to find up-and-coming acts to fall in love with. We can’t wait to celebrate these stellar Country radio personalities and stations in Frisco leading up to the ACM Awards on Prime Video on May 11.”

Below is a complete list of the Radio Award winners for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards:

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

  • NATIONAL DAILY – Big D, Bubba, Patrick Thomas, Carsen | The Big D and Bubba Show
  • NATIONAL WEEKLY Elaina Smith | With Elaina
  • MAJOR MARKET – George, Mo and Erik | The Morning Bullpen with George, Mo, and Erik – KILT – Houston, TX
  • LARGE MARKET – Big Dave, Stattman & Ashley | The Big Dave Show – WUBE – Cincinnati, OH
  • MEDIUM MARKET – Julie Kansy and Dale Sellers | Julie and DJ in the Morning – WPCV – Lakeland, FL
  • SMALL MARKET – Steve Waters and Tiffany Kay | Steve & Tiffany in the Morning – WFLS – Fredericksburg, VA

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

  • MAJOR MARKET – KKBQ – Houston, Texas
  • LARGE MARKET – WSIX – Nashville, Tennessee
  • MEDIUM MARKET – WIVK – Knoxville, Tennessee
  • SMALL MARKET – WYCT – Pensacola, Florida

 

The 58th ACM Awards®, dubbed “country music’s party of the year,” will feature exciting performances, unprecedented collaborations, surprising moments and more to be announced in the coming days. For more information, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country Music on Facebook, follow on Twitter at @ACMawards, follow on Instagram at @ACMawards and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List for more immediate updates.

 

The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by country music icons Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, will stream live on Prime Video and without commercial interruption in 240 countries and territories worldwide, on Thursday, May 11, 2023, 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST/5:00 p.m. PST from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. A limited number of tickets are still available for purchase on SeatGeek.

 

A full database of previous Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and winners can be found on the Academy of Country Music website in the “Winners Search” section found here.

 

The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards is produced by Dick Clark Productions, with Raj Kapoor, Barry Adelman and Fonda Anita serving as executive producers of the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards. Damon Whiteside is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music. Patrick Menton is co-executive producer. For more information, log ontowww.ACMcountry.com or www.ACMLiftingLives.org

 

About the Academy of Country Music

Founded in Southern California in 1964 as a regional trade organization, the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC (ACM) has grown in the almost-60 years since into a leading association for the country music industry. Now headquartered in Nashville, TN and boasting record-high membership of nearly 5,000 nationwide, the Academy serves as a powerhouse advocate for country fans, artists, and all facets of the business, as well as a supporter of philanthropic work through charitable partner ACM LIFTING LIVES, dedicated to improving lives through the power of music and providing aid in times of need, with a focus on health initiatives. 2023 looks to be another monumental year for the Academy, with the ACM Awards returning to Texas on May 11 and streaming live for a global audience on Prime Video, still the only major awards show to livestream. The Academy also remains relentlessly committed to creating a more inclusive environment for underrepresented groups in country music, from the boardroom to the stage, and over the last year has launched both ACM LEVel Up, a two-year professional development and enrichment curriculum for rising leaders, and OnRamp, a guaranteed income program for Black members of the Nashville music community, in partnership with the Black Music Action Coalition. For more information, log onto ACMcountry.com or ACMLiftingLives.org.

 

For more information on the 58th ACM Awards, like the Academy of Country Music on Facebook, follow the Academy on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok, all at @ACMawards, and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List for all the latest news and updates in your email inbox.